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Susan Linehan's avatar

The mind-boggling thing about the Church of the Latter Day Trump is that he is an absolute caricature of the demagogue. He'd be too over the top for a film of "It Can't Happen Here." From beings in alternate reality a huge chunk of America has evolved into being very bad fiction.

I guess bad novels--in this verging-on-illiterate society, bad graphic novels-- are indeed dangerous.

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Kathy's avatar

“Caricature” made me think of SNL/Colin Jost’s “reporting” LDS Trump as “ former president and current courtroom sketch model”

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David Levine's avatar

it's funny. when TFF first "took office," I read "It Can't Happen Here" and was completely thunderstruck at how accurately Lewis predicted TFF''s disaster "presidency." and in so many very specific details. but that guy's behavior was downright demure when you compare it with that of TFF.

but not even Lewis went so far as to predict what would have happened if there had been the possibility of that guy having a second term.

no, what's going on now doesn't have a precedent in our history.

even in Rachel Maddow's new book, some good guys stop the bad guys, at least for a while...

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JDinTX's avatar

He is such a joke, as is his every utterance, I was sure that we are were not that stupid. Sadly, too many were and are. I have felt that we are the majority, is it still the case??

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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

I sure hope so. The silent majority.

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JDinTX's avatar

A majority that needs to roar, silent no more

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